GREENBURGH — Only two men have held the office of Greenburgh town supervisor since 1973, and that will remain the case for at least another two years after incumbent Paul Feiner defeated a longtime rival at the polls Tuesday.

With ninety percent of districts reporting, Feiner nearly doubled the vote total of his challenger Bob Bernstein in the Democratic primary, which essentially decides the November election with no Republican on the ballot.

“I’m as excited about the job now as I was when I started,” Feiner said on the phone Tuesday night. “It was a much tougher race this time… but people feel the town is well run and we’re extremely responsive to what people want. I’m looking forward to the next two years.”

This year’s race represented the toughest Feiner has faced since defeating attorney Bill Greenawalt by 173 votes in a 2005 primary.

Feiner, who took over for Anthony Veteran in 1991 after he served nine-terms, has repeatedly staved off challenges from within his own political party, and this summer was no different story as district leaders and former allies clamored for reforms championed by Bernstein.

Boosted by his name recognition and superior warchest, Feiner repeatedly fended off attacks from his opponent, maintaining his hands-on approach and commitment to constituent service separated him from Bernstein.

During the three-month campaign, Bernstein tried to capitalize on a series of controversial decisions by Feiner, including his handling of the county-owned WestHELP site. Once the town’s largest source of non-tax revenue, the apartment complex has remained vacant for nearly two years.

In the Democratic primary for town clerk, incumbent Judith Beville was leading challenger Sherron Fantauzzi by about 1,400 votes.